Latch for doors.



Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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LATCH Eon moons.

To all whom 2'1? may concern: 1

Be it lmownthat I, THOMAS O. Scn'imonn, a. citizen of the United States,- residing at' Allentown, in the county of'Lehigh and Stateof Pennsylvania, heveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Latches for Doors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to ll latch for doors,'for closing refrigerators, among other uses therefor; and in such connection'it relates to the particular constructive arrangement thereof, so that slamming the door .lastens the some against release until the pull han'dle thereof is operated. V

The nature and scope of my present invention will hemore fully understood from thefollowing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings form ing parthereof, in Which Figure 1., is a front elevet-ional view of the latch-fastener for refrigerator and other doors, in an operative position, embodying essential main features of my said invention. Fig. 2, is a side elevationnl View of one of the members of the latch-fastener. Fig. 3, is a side elevetional view of the pullhandle in e position to permit of release of the latch-fastener, to open the door. Fig. l, is a vertical sectional view through the incased spring controlled shift-able core of the latch-fastener, showing, the tongue or projection of the housing {on the pivotal pulLhandle in an operative position and also seid puil-hendle in such position as to permit of the locking'of the semen Fig. 5, is a top or plan view; and F ig. 6, is trons verse centrzil sectional View through both members oft-he'seid letchfastener.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

PzitentedNovdlV, 191 4. 1914. SerialNo.S55,785. 4 r

in the housing 0.. This means is providedwith a key turning'spindle and stud'a", for shifting the keeper a, into contact with the inturned recessed foot a, of the pull-handle a, as cleerly shown in Fig. '6, and while the said handle a, occupies 2: vertical depending position, for example, the position as shown in Figs. 1 and The door-jamh c, is provided with a side notched hox like easing o, for the mounting of e shiftahle pivoted cum 0", therein. This cam is providedwith a coiled spring 0 which is at one end -c*, connected with the camnnd at the opposite end c. with the said casing c, as clearly shown in Fig. 4:, so asto normelly neintein the said-cam in an operative pos tion to be readily shifted against or projection a, contacting-Withthe said can by the slammingof the doorc, causing the tension of the spring '0 by the tongue the said tongue or rejection therehvito slip against release. the pullhnndle will he in a vertical depending" position with the recessed foot a", of said handle registering with the keeper a". of the locking-menus 1), arranged alongside of the pull-hundle a. Then by turning the key (I, in the slotted spindle or stud i of the loclcing'meims 7,, the keeper a. thereof, will be shifted into Contact with the recessed foot a of the staid pull'handle to prevent further rnoi'ement '1'.

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Havingthus described the nature and cl jerts of my invention what I claim as n w and desire to secure by Letters Patent-i A latchiasiener for doors, ('nmpris: housing having a tongue and n pivot-ill supports-Q pull-handle having 1i finger, a signature in the presence of two subscribing sprmg controlled shifiable cam mounted in wltnesses.

casmg of the door-jamb and arranged to be actuated b said tongue to latch said door THOMAS SCHRADER' and by said nger through the actuation of Witnesses:

said handle to release said door. MABEL G. DAvIs,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my CLAB4 SCHAADT. 

